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A woman carries food to sell in central Yangon January 27, 2010. ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman carries food to sell in central Yangon January 27, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (Myanmar - Tags: SOCIETY FOOD)

The United States called Tuesday for Myanmar to immediately ...

(AFP) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - The United States called Tuesday for Myanmar to immediately release democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, pictured in November 2009, after signals that the junta could free her following controversial elections. Photo:Hla Hla Htay/AFP

The political party of Myanmar's detained democracy icon Aung ...

(AFP) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:34:00 GMT

(AFP) - The political party of Myanmar's detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has heard that the military regime could set her free in November, a spokesman has said. Photo:Stephen Shaver/AFP

A pro-democracy activist for Myanmar holds a portrait of opposition ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A pro-democracy activist for Myanmar holds a portrait of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest in New Delhi August 12, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

A Myanmar resident walks past a police post at Yinjing village ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Myanmar resident walks past a police post at Yinjing village on the other side of the China-Myanmar border close to Ruili, Yunnan province, in this January 12, 2009 file photo. Behind the bonhomie and poems of friendship, China's relationship with its impoverished southeastern neighbour and erstwhile ally formerly known as Burma is deeply troubled. To match feature CHINA-MYANMAR/ REUTERS/Ben Blanchard (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS)

Aung San Suu Kyi arrives for a meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Aung San Suu Kyi arrives for a meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell at the Inya Lake Hotel in Yangon November 4, 2009. REUTERS/ Aung Hla Tun

Karen refugee orphans walk around, outside their temporary shelter ...

(AFP) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - Karen refugee orphans walk around, outside their temporary shelter on the Thai-Myanmar border at the Safe Haven orphanage in Mae Sot. Aid groups have expressed concern for more than 2,000 ethnic Karen villagers hiding in the eastern Myanmar jungle after they fled their homes to escape attacks by government soldiers. Photo:Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

An ethnic Karen man weaves a bamboo basket at a stilted house ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An ethnic Karen man weaves a bamboo basket at a stilted house in Mae La camp, near the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sot district, Tak province, 600 km (373 miles) north of Bangkok July 22, 2008. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

A woman prays at the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon in 2009. Rights ...

(AFP) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - A woman prays at the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon in 2009. Rights violations by Myanmar's junta has caused more damage than Cyclone Nargis, a Philippines senator and top member of the world's leading body of parliamentarians said on Thursday. Photo:Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi smiling following a ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:25:00 GMT

(AFP) - Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi smiling following a meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell at a hotel in Yangon in 2009. Myanmar's supreme court heard final arguments on Monday against the extended house arrest of detained pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer said. Photo:Hla Hla Htay/AFP

Kyi Win, lawer for detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:48:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Kyi Win, lawer for detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and spokesman for her National League for Democracy Party, talks to journalists outside the Supreme Court after hearing the appeal for Suu Kyi Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 in Yangon, Myanmar. Lawyers for Suu Kyi said they're optimistic Myanmar's highest court would overturn an extension of her house arrest imposed after an American intruder swam uninvited to her home. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Khin Maung Win)

A solar eclipse is seen in Myanmar's ancient historic city of ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:23:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A solar eclipse is seen in Myanmar's ancient historic city of Bagan Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. Thousands of people in Africa and Asia viewed an eclipse Friday as the moon crossed the sun's path blocking everything but a narrow, blazing rim of light. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Khin Maung Win)

Myanmar's junta chief Than Shwe pictured in 2009. Myanmar's ...

(AFP) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:41:00 GMT

(AFP) - Myanmar's junta chief Than Shwe pictured in 2009. Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met the ruling junta's liaison officer, officials and her party said, in the latest sign of dialogue between the two sides. Photo:Hla Hla Htay/AFP

Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon in 2009. ...

(AFP) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:41:00 GMT

(AFP) - Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon in 2009. Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met the ruling junta's liaison officer, officials and her party said, in the latest sign of dialogue between the two sides. Photo:Hla Hla Htay/AFP

Women collect tomatoes in a field in Bagan, Myanmar's popular ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Women collect tomatoes in a field in Bagan, Myanmar's popular tourist site, January 14, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE)

Cowherds walk through a field with their oxen in the ancient ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Cowherds walk through a field with their oxen in the ancient capital of Bagan, a Myanmar's popular tourist site, January 14, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)

Hot air balloons fly over the temple-studded plains of Bagan ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Hot air balloons fly over the temple-studded plains of Bagan January 14, 2010. Bagan, the ancient capital of Myanmar, is the main archaeological site and popular tourist attraction of the country. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

Yangon residents are pictured walking past the City hall building ...

(AFP) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:10:00 GMT

(AFP) - Yangon residents are pictured walking past the City hall building (right) and the Sule Pagoda in 2008. Myanmar's foreign minister has told Southeast Asian counterparts that promised elections would be held this year and would be fair, the ASEAN secretary general said. Photo:Voishmel/AFP

Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Nyan Win (L) chats with Vietnam's ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Nyan Win (L) chats with Vietnam's Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem as they arrive for the working dinner of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting at a hotel in Vietnam's central Danang resort city January 13, 2010. Southeast Asian foreign ministers are in Danang for a Foreign Ministerial Meeting on January 13 and 14, 2010. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: POLITICS)

Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Nyan Win (R) arrives at a hotel ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Nyan Win (R) arrives at a hotel in Vietnam's central Danang resort city January 13, 2010. South East Asian Foreign Ministers are in Danang for a Foreign Ministerial meeting from January 13 to 14. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: POLITICS)

A man counts banknotes at a market in Myawadi province in Myanmar. ...

(AFP) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:34:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man counts banknotes at a market in Myawadi province in Myanmar. The military-ruled state has increased basic salaries for low-paid civil servants, a government order said Tuesday, in an apparent attempt to stave off the effect of rising prices. Photo:Pornchai Kittiwongsakul/AFP

People look for precious stones in the mine dump piled by major ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:57:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People look for precious stones in the mine dump piled by major mining companies at a jade mine in Pharkant township in Myanmar's Kachin state January 11, 2010. Being abundantly rich in mineral resources, Myanmar produced over 30 million kilos of jade during 2008-09 (April/March) fiscal, compared with over 20.23 million kilos a year ago, according to official data. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

People gather around machines as they work at a jade mine in ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People gather around machines as they work at a jade mine in Pharkant township in Myanmar's Kachin state January 11, 2010. Being abundantly rich in mineral resources, Myanmar produced over 30 million kilos of jade during 2008-09 (April/March) fiscal, compared with over 20.23 million kilos a year ago, according to official data. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

Ethnic Kachin girls from China wear traditional costumes during ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Ethnic Kachin girls from China wear traditional costumes during the annual Manaw Festival in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin state in northern Myanmar January 9, 2010. Kachin, the hill people of northern Myanmar and China, wear their traditional costumes and dance around erected Manaw poles during the festival. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (Myanmar - Tags: SOCIETY)

Should tourists travel to Myanmar? The military dictatorship ...

(AFP) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:21:00 GMT

(AFP) - Should tourists travel to Myanmar? The military dictatorship has a dismal human rights record, but there are increasing calls for an end to the country's isolation. Duration: 02:16 Photo:/AFP

Men wear traditional costumes during the annual Manaw Festival ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Men wear traditional costumes during the annual Manaw Festival in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin state in northern Myanmar January 8, 2010. Kachin, the hill people of northern Myanmar, wear their best traditional costumes and dance around the erected Manaw poles during the festival, one of the most popular in the country. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (Myanmar - Tags: SOCIETY)

Myanmar soldiers during a parade. A court in Myanmar has sentenced ...

(AFP) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - Myanmar soldiers during a parade. A court in Myanmar has sentenced two officials to death for leaking confidential information, sources said, in a case reportedly involving secret trips by junta leaders to North Korea and Russia. Photo:Khin Maung Win/AFP

Myanmar soldiers seen on parade. Two officials have been sentenced ...

(AFP) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:35:00 GMT

(AFP) - Myanmar soldiers seen on parade. Two officials have been sentenced to death by a court in the secretive south east Asian nation for leaking information, official sources said Friday, in a case reportedly involving secret ties between the ruling junta and North Korea. Photo:Khin Maung Win/AFP

A man from the Narga tribe wears a traditional costume during ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man from the Narga tribe wears a traditional costume during the annual Manaw Festival in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin state in northern Myanmar January 8, 2010. The Narga tribe is located within the state, and these hill people of northern Myanmar wear their best traditional costumes and dance around the erected Manaw poles during the festival, one of the most popular in the country. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (Myanmar - Tags: SOCIETY)

People wear traditional costumes and dance during the annual ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People wear traditional costumes and dance during the annual Manaw Festival in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin state in northern Myanmar January 8, 2010. Kachin, the hill people of northern Myanmar, wear their best traditional costumes and dance around the erected Manaw poles during the festival, one of the most popular in the country. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (Myanmar - Tags: SOCIETY)

People wear traditional costumes during the annual Manaw Festival ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:05:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People wear traditional costumes during the annual Manaw Festival in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin state in northern Myanmar January 8, 2010. Kachin, the hill people of northern Myanmar, wear their best traditional costumes and dance around the erected Manaw poles during the festival, one of the most popular in the country. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (Myanmar - Tags: SOCIETY)

A man rows his bamboo raft to cross over the Irrawaddy river ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man rows his bamboo raft to cross over the Irrawaddy river near Bahalminhtin Bridge near the town of Myitkyina in the northern Myanmar January 7, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (Myanmar - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

A child and his mother react after panning for gold from the ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A child and his mother react after panning for gold from the Irrawaddy river near Bahalminhtin bridge near the town of Myitkyina in the northern Myanmar January 7, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (Myanmar - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

Villagers use tools to pan for gold from the Irrawaddy river ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:44:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Villagers use tools to pan for gold from the Irrawaddy river near Bahalminhtin Bridge near the town of Myitkyina in the northern Myanmar January 7, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (Myanmar - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

An illegal immigrant boy from Myanmar collects plastic at a ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An illegal immigrant boy from Myanmar collects plastic at a rubbish dump near Mae Sot December 22, 2009. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Ashin Sopaka, a Buddhist monk who helps illegal immigrants from ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Ashin Sopaka, a Buddhist monk who helps illegal immigrants from Myanmar, sits in one of their shelters at a rubbish dump near Mae Sot December 22, 2009. Aid groups are bracing for a rise in refugees from military-ruled Myanmar into neighbouring Thailand and China ahead of its first parliamentary elections in two decades this year, potentially straining ties with its neighbours and worsening crowded refugee camps in Thailand. Some who fled to Thailand are living in dire conditions. In one settlement, about 300 migrants who crossed illegally into Thailand have taken refuge next to mounds of garbage outside Mae Sot, about 5 km (3 miles) from the border. Picture taken December 22, 2009. To match feature MYANMAR-REFUGEES/ REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (THAILAND - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

A Myanmar court has handed down a 20-year jail term to a video ...

(AFP) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:03:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Myanmar court has handed down a 20-year jail term to a video journalist who worked with exiled media, rights groups said, as the ruling junta continues its crackdown on dissent. Photo:/AFP

Myanmar's junta chief Than Shwe, pictured in March 2009, recently ...

(AFP) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:03:00 GMT

(AFP) - Myanmar's junta chief Than Shwe, pictured in March 2009, recently said plans were underway for elections promised by the regime some time this year, but warned citizens to make 'correct choices' at the polls. Photo:Hla Hla Htay/AFP

A woman pan for gold at the Irrawaddy river near the town of ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman pan for gold at the Irrawaddy river near the town of Myitkyina in northern Myanmar January 6, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Villagers pan for gold at the Irrawaddy river near the town ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Villagers pan for gold at the Irrawaddy river near the town of Myitkyina in northern Myanmar January 6, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)

File photo of Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon. ...

(AFP) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:15:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo of Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon. Suu Kyi has been detained for most of the last two decades and had her house arrest extended in August last year, effectively ruling her out of the coming elections. Photo:Hla Hla Htay/AFP

A Myanmar court has handed down a 20-year jail term to freelance ...

(AFP) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:15:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Myanmar court has handed down a 20-year jail term to freelance reporter Hla Hla Win, 25, a video journalist who worked with exiled media, rights groups said Wednesday, as the ruling junta continues its crackdown on dissent. Photo:/AFP

File photo of Myanmar's junta chief Than Shwe, who urged people ...

(AFP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:41:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo of Myanmar's junta chief Than Shwe, who urged people Monday to make 'correct choices' at national elections to be held this year, in a message to mark the country's 62nd independence anniversary. Photo:Hla Hla Htay/AFP

View of Yangon's main landmark, the Sule Pagoda in the centre ...

(AFP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:41:00 GMT

(AFP) - View of Yangon's main landmark, the Sule Pagoda in the centre of the former capital. The United States has voiced doubts on whether Myanmar's upcoming elections would be credible and urged the military regime to engage the opposition and ethnic minorities. Photo:Voishmel/AFP

File photo of Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon. ...

(AFP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:41:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo of Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon. Critics of the country's regime say the polls are a sham designed to cement the ruling generals' grip over the nation. Photo:Hla Hla Htay/AFP

REFILE - CORRECTING YEAR A woman, with her baby, carries ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTING YEAR A woman, with her baby, carries pickled fish on her head to sell to passengers of the Mandalay-Myitkyina train at Naba station, northern Myanmar January 4, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: SOCIETY)

A woman sells bottled water to passengers of the Mandalay-Myitkyina ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman sells bottled water to passengers of the Mandalay-Myitkyina train at Naba station, northern Myanmar January 4, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: SOCIETY)

A farmer works in a rice field along the Mandalay-Myitkyina ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A farmer works in a rice field along the Mandalay-Myitkyina railway near Naba station, northern Myanmar January 4, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)

Children wave to passengers of the Mandalay-Myitkyina train ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Children wave to passengers of the Mandalay-Myitkyina train at Naba station, northern Myanmar January 4, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: SOCIETY)

Myanmar's ruling government Senior General Than Shwe casts his ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Myanmar's ruling government Senior General Than Shwe casts his ballot at a polling station in the new capital Nay Pyi Taw, about 390 km (240 miles) north of Yangon May 10, 2008 in this handout photo released by the Myanmar News Agency. REUTERS/MNA/Handout